Six dogs saved, no one hurt in Long Grove fire

Six dogs were rescued but no one was hurt following a fire at an older farmhouse in Long Grove Friday night.

The building's four occupants were already outside the older 2-story home in the 4200 block of Route 83 when firefighters got there at 9:20 p.m., according to a statement from the Long Grove Fire Protection District.

Crews saw flames on the outside front door and went to work fighting them as they spread up the side of the house and into the roof, the statement said.

Several walls as well as the roof had to be torn open and crews used about 3,000 gallons of water to extinguish the fire.

Six dogs were helped out of the home and were placed in waiting vehicles. No injuries were reported, including to the dogs, the statement said.

It was estimated that the blaze caused $75,000 in damage. The preliminary cause is related to a problem with a wood-burning stove in the home, the statement said.